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South Central Railway zone

April 26, 2024

The South Central Railway (abbreviated SCR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways.[1] The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh.[2] It has three divisions under its administration, which include Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Vijayawada , Guntur, Guntakal and Nanded. Secunderabad, Telangana is the Zonal headquarter[3]

South Central Railway
6-South Central Railway
SCR's largest station, the Secunderabad Railway Station
Overview
HeadquartersRail Nilayam, Secunderabad
LocaleTelangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
Dates of operation1 October 1966; 57 years ago (1966-10-01)–
PredecessorSouthern Railway zone
Central Railway zone
Other
Websitehttps://scr.indianrailways.gov.in/

History edit

Ex MP Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy requested in creation of a new railway zone while speaking about the size of the zones, he said the following: "I am tempted to speak about the Southern zone. This zone, as I said, consists of 6,017 miles. It spreads itself like a leviathan into five States— Bombay, Mysore, Andhra Pradesh, Madras and Kerala. It is not only over-sized but it is unwieldy. The Railway Board has to consider whether it could not be bifurcated. In this connection, the creation of a new zone known as the South Central Zone may be thought of. It may consist of the following divisions: Bez-wada division, Guntakal. Hubli, Wal- tair, Secunderabad and Sholapur division. I think the creation of that new zone will relieve the General Manager of the existing zone of some of his duties and will give him breathing space to concentrate his attention upon other divisions I do not think there will be any extra expenditure if we create a new zone". Secunderabad, which will be part of the new zone, was the headquarters of the Nizam's railways. As such, the buildings and other paraphernalia necessary for the headquarters of a zone are already there."[4]

The zone was formed on 1 October 1966 by merging the carved-out divisions of Hubli, Vijayawada of Southern Railway zone and Solapur, Secunderabad of Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway.[5] On 2 October 1977, Guntakal division of Southern Railway zone was merged and the already merged division of Solapur was demerged from the zone and became part of its former Central Railway zone. On 17 February 1978, Hyderabad division was formed by splitting the existing Secunderabad railway division. On 1 April 2002, two new divisions of Guntur and Nanded were created in this zone and the Hubli division was demerged and became part of South Western Railway zone.[2] Khandwa Akola section was merged into Bhusaval Division of Central Railways as the line was taken up for Gauge Conversion in 2017. On 27 February 2019, AP part of Waltair Division, Vijayawada, Guntur and Guntakal divisions were merged into newly formed South Coast Railway zone.

Jurisdiction edit

The zone is spread over the states of Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka.

Divisions edit

Infrastructure edit

Workshops edit

The zone has mechanical workshops at Mettuguda and Lallaguda.[6]

Sheds edit

The zone has diesel loco sheds at Kazipet and Moula Ali . The zone has electric loco sheds at Lallaguda(Secunderabad) and Kazipet. The zone has one EMU Car shed at Moula Ali EMU.[7]

Depots edit

The zone has Passenger coach care depots at Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Kacheguda, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Narasapur, Tirupati, Guntakal, Machillipatnam, Kazipet, Nanded and Purna. Additionally, Vijayawada, Gooty, Ramagundam, Bellampally have wagon maintenance depots.

Training Institutes edit

The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well foreign railway staffs at Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal, Kazipet and Washim.

Healthcare edit

Railway Hospitals located in these areas Div.Hospitals at Secunderabad, Vijayawada, Guntakal and Kazipet, Guntur, Rayanapadu(Vijayawada) and Nanded have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families.[8]

Loco sheds edit

Routes edit

Major Junctions edit

Projects edit

 
Kothapalli-Manoharabad railway foundation stone being laid
  • Electric loco shed, Guntakal[9]
  • Midlife Coach factory, Kurnool[10]
  • Periodic Wagon overhauling workshop, Kazipet[11]
  • Bogie Components Manufacturing unit, Thottambedu[12]

Performance and earnings edit

For the financial year 2018–19, the zone had transported 122.5 million tonnes of freight and earned₹15,640 crore (US$2.0 billion); while it transported 383 million passengers and earned ₹10,000 crore (US$1.3 billion). It runs a total of 744 trains per day, with a passenger footfall of five hundred thousand.[15]

Achievements edit

South Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train Punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016–17.[16] The South Central Railway (SCR) has become the first railway zone in the country to complete 100 per cent LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction. In 2018, it was ranked second in cleanliness of all railway zones in India.[17]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Zones & Division". Indian Railways. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b "History". South Central Railway. South Central Railway CMS Team. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. ^ Umashankar, JBS (27 April 2013). "Nizam was way ahead of his time". Deccan Herald.
  4. ^ https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/1664/1/lsd_02_04_27-02-1958.pdf page 65
  5. ^ Subani, Hamad (28 June 2016). "The Secret History of Hyderabad State of the Nizam (1724-1948)". Cabal Times. p. 12.
  6. ^ "South Central Railway". www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  7. ^ "South Central Railway". www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  8. ^ "South Central Railway". www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  9. ^ "Guntakal division seeks funds for rail lines". The Hans India. 25 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Midlife coach factory got Railway Ministry's nod: MP". The Hindu. 8 July 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
  11. ^ "Railways assure Periodic Wagon Overhauling Workshop at Kazipet by 2019 March-end – RailNews Media India Ltd". www.railnews.in.
  12. ^ Staff Reporter (12 December 2016). "Water treatment plant at Tirupati station to be ready by March" – via www.thehindu.com.
  13. ^ "Modi lays foundation stone for new Manoharabad-Kothapalli Railway line".
  14. ^ "Rs 4,418 crore sanctioned for rail projects across Telangana". The Times of India. 4 February 2023.
  15. ^ "SCR revenue surges by 15%". The Hindu. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  16. ^ "SC Railway trains most punctual". 21 April 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
  17. ^ "SCR ranks 2nd in cleanliness". The Hindu. 13 August 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

External links edit

  • South Central Railway System Map
  • South Central Railway zone
 
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources South Central Railway zone news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The South Central Railway abbreviated SCR is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways 1 The jurisdiction of the zone is spread over the states of Telangana Maharashtra Karnataka Andhra Pradesh 2 It has three divisions under its administration which include Secunderabad Hyderabad Vijayawada Guntur Guntakal and Nanded Secunderabad Telangana is the Zonal headquarter 3 South Central Railway6 South Central RailwaySCR s largest station the Secunderabad Railway StationOverviewHeadquartersRail Nilayam SecunderabadLocaleTelangana Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh KarnatakaDates of operation1 October 1966 57 years ago 1966 10 01 PredecessorSouthern Railway zoneCentral Railway zoneOtherWebsitehttps scr indianrailways gov in Contents 1 History 2 Jurisdiction 3 Divisions 4 Infrastructure 4 1 Workshops 4 2 Sheds 4 3 Depots 4 4 Training Institutes 4 5 Healthcare 5 Loco sheds 6 Routes 7 Major Junctions 8 Projects 9 Performance and earnings 10 Achievements 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksHistory editEx MP Bayya Suryanarayana Murthy requested in creation of a new railway zone while speaking about the size of the zones he said the following I am tempted to speak about the Southern zone This zone as I said consists of 6 017 miles It spreads itself like a leviathan into five States Bombay Mysore Andhra Pradesh Madras and Kerala It is not only over sized but it is unwieldy The Railway Board has to consider whether it could not be bifurcated In this connection the creation of a new zone known as the South Central Zone may be thought of It may consist of the following divisions Bez wada division Guntakal Hubli Wal tair Secunderabad and Sholapur division I think the creation of that new zone will relieve the General Manager of the existing zone of some of his duties and will give him breathing space to concentrate his attention upon other divisions I do not think there will be any extra expenditure if we create a new zone Secunderabad which will be part of the new zone was the headquarters of the Nizam s railways As such the buildings and other paraphernalia necessary for the headquarters of a zone are already there 4 The zone was formed on 1 October 1966 by merging the carved out divisions of Hubli Vijayawada of Southern Railway zone and Solapur Secunderabad of Nizam s Guaranteed State Railway 5 On 2 October 1977 Guntakal division of Southern Railway zone was merged and the already merged division of Solapur was demerged from the zone and became part of its former Central Railway zone On 17 February 1978 Hyderabad division was formed by splitting the existing Secunderabad railway division On 1 April 2002 two new divisions of Guntur and Nanded were created in this zone and the Hubli division was demerged and became part of South Western Railway zone 2 Khandwa Akola section was merged into Bhusaval Division of Central Railways as the line was taken up for Gauge Conversion in 2017 On 27 February 2019 AP part of Waltair Division Vijayawada Guntur and Guntakal divisions were merged into newly formed South Coast Railway zone Jurisdiction editThe zone is spread over the states of Telangana Maharashtra Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Divisions editSecunderabad Railway Division Hyderabad railway division Vijayawada Railway Division Guntur Railway Division Nanded Railway Division Guntakal Railway DivisionInfrastructure editWorkshops edit The zone has mechanical workshops at Mettuguda and Lallaguda 6 Sheds edit The zone has diesel loco sheds at Kazipet and Moula Ali The zone has electric loco sheds at Lallaguda Secunderabad and Kazipet The zone has one EMU Car shed at Moula Ali EMU 7 Depots edit The zone has Passenger coach care depots at Hyderabad Secunderabad Kacheguda Vijayawada Kakinada Narasapur Tirupati Guntakal Machillipatnam Kazipet Nanded and Purna Additionally Vijayawada Gooty Ramagundam Bellampally have wagon maintenance depots Training Institutes edit The zone has training institutes for imparting and learning railway techniques serving both Indian as well foreign railway staffs at Secunderabad Vijayawada Guntakal Kazipet and Washim Healthcare edit Railway Hospitals located in these areas Div Hospitals at Secunderabad Vijayawada Guntakal and Kazipet Guntur Rayanapadu Vijayawada and Nanded have healthcare facilities serving exclusively for the employees of Indian railways and their families 8 Loco sheds editElectric Loco Shed Lallaguda Electric Loco Shed Kazipet Electric Loco Shed Vijayawada Diesel Loco Shed Vijayawada Diesel Loco Shed Gooty Diesel Loco Shed Guntakal Diesel Loco Shed Moula Ali Diesel Loco Shed KazipetRoutes editDelhi Chennai main line a diagonal of the golden quadrilateral Grand trunk route connecting north south regions Balharshah Jn kazipet Jn kondapalli End points excluded kazipetJn Secunderabad Jn wadi Jn excl connecting delhi chennai line to mumbai chennai main line manmadJn Hazur Sahib Nanded SecunderabadJn DhoneJnMajor Junctions editDharmavaram Jn Dhone Jn Dornakal Jn Gooty Jn Gudivada Jn Gudur Jn Guntakal Jn Guntur Jn Kazipet Jn Krishna Canal Jn Mudkhed Jn Nandyal Nidadavolu Jn Nizamabad Jn Pakala Jn Parbhani Jn Peddapalli Jn Purna Jn Renigunta Jn Samalkot Jn Secunderabad Jn Tenali Jn Vijayawada Jn Vikarabad Jn Yerraguntla Jn Projects edit nbsp Kothapalli Manoharabad railway foundation stone being laid Electric loco shed Guntakal 9 Midlife Coach factory Kurnool 10 Periodic Wagon overhauling workshop Kazipet 11 Bogie Components Manufacturing unit Thottambedu 12 The Manoharabad Kothapally railway line which connects Karimnagar to Manoharabad is currently under construction and is expected to be completed in 2025 13 Mahbubnagar Munirabad new line this line received funds in the 2023 Union Budget 14 Performance and earnings editFor the financial year 2018 19 the zone had transported 122 5 million tonnes of freight and earned 15 640 crore US 2 0 billion while it transported 383 million passengers and earned 10 000 crore US 1 3 billion It runs a total of 744 trains per day with a passenger footfall of five hundred thousand 15 Achievements editSouth Central Railway topped among all railway zones of India in terms of train Punctuality and passenger earnings in 2016 17 16 The South Central Railway SCR has become the first railway zone in the country to complete 100 per cent LED lighting at all 733 stations under its jurisdiction In 2018 it was ranked second in cleanliness of all railway zones in India 17 See also editMMTS Hyderabad All India Station Masters Association AISMA Nizam s Guaranteed State RailwayReferences edit Zones amp Division Indian Railways Ministry of Railways Railway Board Retrieved 4 November 2016 a b History South Central Railway South Central Railway CMS Team Retrieved 4 November 2016 Umashankar JBS 27 April 2013 Nizam was way ahead of his time Deccan Herald https eparlib nic in bitstream 123456789 1664 1 lsd 02 04 27 02 1958 pdf page 65 Subani Hamad 28 June 2016 The Secret History of Hyderabad State of the Nizam 1724 1948 Cabal Times p 12 South Central Railway www scr indianrailways gov in South Central Railway www scr indianrailways gov in South Central Railway www scr indianrailways gov in Guntakal division seeks funds for rail lines The Hans India 25 February 2016 Midlife coach factory got Railway Ministry s nod MP The Hindu 8 July 2016 via www thehindu com Railways assure Periodic Wagon Overhauling Workshop at Kazipet by 2019 March end RailNews Media India Ltd www railnews in Staff Reporter 12 December 2016 Water treatment plant at Tirupati station to be ready by March via www thehindu com Modi lays foundation stone for new Manoharabad Kothapalli Railway line Rs 4 418 crore sanctioned for rail projects across Telangana The Times of India 4 February 2023 SCR revenue surges by 15 The Hindu 16 April 2019 Retrieved 7 May 2019 SC Railway trains most punctual 21 April 2017 via www thehindu com SCR ranks 2nd in cleanliness The Hindu 13 August 2018 ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 29 April 2019 External links editSouth Central Railway System Map South Central Railway zone nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to South Central Railway Zone India Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title South Central Railway zone amp oldid 1212518080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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